Tag: SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green

Steam Account Checker Poisoned with Infostealer, (Thu, Nov 7th)

I found an interesting script targeting Steam users. Steam[1] is a popular digital distribution platform for purchasing, downloading, and playing video games on personal computers. The script is called “steam-account-checker” and is available in Github[2]. Its description is: This article…

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[Guest Diary] Insights from August Web Traffic Surge, (Wed, Nov 6th)

[This is a Guest Diary by Trevor Coleman, an ISC intern as part of the SANS.edu Bachelor's Degree in Applied Cybersecurity (BACS) program [1]. This article has been indexed from SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green Read the original article:…

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Python RAT with a Nice Screensharing Feature, (Tue, Nov 5th)

While hunting, I found another interesting Python RAT in the wild. This is not brand new because the script was released two years ago[1]. The script I found is based on the same tool and still has a low VT score:…

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Analyzing an Encrypted Phishing PDF, (Mon, Nov 4th)

Once in a while, I get a question about my pdf-parser.py tool, not able to decode strings and streams from a PDF document. This article has been indexed from SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green Read the original article: Analyzing…

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qpdf: Extracting PDF Streams, (Sat, Nov 2nd)

In diary entry “Analyzing PDF Streams” I answer a question asked by a student of Xavier: “how can you export all streams of a PDF?”. I explained how to do this with my pdf-parser.py tool. This article has been indexed…

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Scans for RDP Gateways, (Wed, Oct 30th)

RDP is one of the most prominent entry points into networks. Ransomware actors have taken down many large networks after initially entering via RDP. Credentials for RDP access are often traded by “initial access brokers”. This article has been indexed…

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Apple Updates Everything, (Mon, Oct 28th)

Today, Apple released updates for all of its operating systems. These updates include new AI features. For iOS 18 users, the only upgrade path is iOS 18.1, which includes the AI features. Same for users of macOS 15 Sequoia. For…

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